Thermium

Thermium

Thermium is an industrial metal alloy formulated to maximize Heat Transfer and thermal dispersion.

Type

Manufactured Material

Cooking Point

2676.85 °C / 4850.33 °F

Cooks into

95% Tungsten (SHC: 0.134)
5% Molten Niobium (SHC: 0.265)

Specific Heat Capacity

0.622 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 0.35 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Thermal Conductivity

220 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 122.22 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Hardness

80 (Very Firm)

Strength

0.8

Light Absorption Factor

100%

Radiation Absorption Factor

60%

Molar Mass

174.35 $\frac{\text{g}}{\text{mol}}$

Default Mass

900 kg

Max Mass

1800 kg

Overheat Temperature

+900 °C / +1620 °F

Properties

Solid, Metal Ore, Refined Metal, Plumbable, General Buildable

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Thermium is a manufactured material with excellent thermal conductivity.

Properties

Melting Thermium will turn it into Liquid Niobium (5% mass) and Tungsten (95% mass).

Usage

Thermium increases the overheat temperature of buildings it's used to construct by 900 °C. It can be used to construct buildings in extremely hot environments.

Metal Refinery converts Thermium to Niobium:

100 kg Thermium = 100 kg Niobium

Rock Crusher produces Niobium and Sand from Thermium:

100 kg Thermium = 50 kg Niobium + 50 kg Sand

Production

Molecular Forge can produce Thermium from Niobium and Tungsten:

5 kg Niobium + 95 kg Tungsten = 100 kg Thermium

Tips

• Thermium can be converted into Niobium at 1:1 rate in the Metal Refinery. This is effectively converting 95 kg of Tungsten into Niobium, thus, only one or two trips to a Niobium-containing asteroid may be required to "prime" the further conversion.
• Thermium's high overheat modifier allows the use of thermo aquatuners to produce the high temperatures for processes like sour gas boiling.

See also

• Refined Metal
• Niobium